Attachable refuse collector and separator for vegetable paring machines



y 6, 1933. M. R. ANSTICE 1,909,245

ATTACHABLE REFUSE COLLECTOR AND SEPARATOR FOR VEGETABLE PARING MACHINES Filed May 20, Q1329 2 Sheets-Sheet l al bi wags May 16, 1933. M. R. ANSTICE 1,909,245

ATTACHABLE REFUSE COLLECTOR AND SEPARATOR FOR VEGETABLE PAR ING MACHINES Filed M y 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 16, 1933 were; STATES MORTIMER i- MVTSTVIOE'YOFIFBQCFESTER, NE Y I i ATTAoriABLE "nEF sEfoo LEoToR Ann jsnrnnn roa non; vnern'rnnnr I A I l 'IN G I f MACHINES A licationfiiea nay zo, 929. swa m; 3,64; G78.i

This invention relates to improvements in attachable refuse collectors and separators for vegetable paring machines and the pri- I A mary object of this improvement is to pro.- duce a combined collector and separator that is adapted'to be applied toxany of the various types of paring'machines now muse. Vegetable paring'machines ofthe type to which thisinvention is to be applied com.- prise means-for paring vvegetables by mov ng 'themcwithin a cylinder that has its inner; side roughened whereby the vegetables are-pared by an abrasingaction; lYhile this method is progressing wateris fed to the vegetables within .thecyli-nder. preferably from above whereby the ground 'parings' ,are w iShed' from the vegetables, the refuse consisting of the ground PQIlHgSziIlKl water. Heretofore this yrefuse has H usually been allowed to flow through a suitableconnection to the ordinary sewer. lthas been foundthat this refuse clogsup the drainage andbecause of the nature of the refuse it becomes hard ened in the drainage thereby clogging itjup. In other instances where there is now sewer drainage the refuse has beenotherwise disposed of, but in-that event it has-been dilicult to handle.the"same.flr;- 5- T, The object therefore of thepr-esent invention is toproduce a combined collector and separator for the refuse that; can be; directly connected with the paring machines now use andwhichwill serve to separate the-water from the, solid portion of I the refuse, and the refuse is collected within the collector where,- by it does not pass to the "sewer zdrainage and therefore does not clog it up; V\7h-en s ui':- ficient amount ofthis solidpor'tionof the rgiuse is collected then it is readily removable from the combined collector and-separator.

The combined collectorand separator is so constructed that .the'waterirom the; refuse flows preferably, continually from the.,collector while the solid portionof the refuse remain's within the collectorto'be afterwards removed therefrom. I l

- In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 v is avertical central sectionthr'ough apar ng I I v I p I: s

' The present iIlVQIlLlOILQOILSlSfiS' in proy d machine and-my:improvedicombined c0116? attached to thelower end of thisrshaft and tor and separator shown attached tothe par ingv'machine. 5 l Figure. Q isian'enIarged sectional view taken longitudinally through theimproved combined collector and SBPZLIZLtQIZX" Figure '8 is a'central sectional-view through alpart of the parer base and thesaid separator 'showing one mannerof connecting the parts. 7

-'-Fi gure tis a'central sectional view showing another: manner of attaching the. collector to thebase of the paring machine; f

'Figures hand 6 show sectional views 'and illustratelother ways of connecting the'col-v lect o'rwith the base of the-paringmachine.,

V :aReQterring} now particularly to Figure 15in ,65 which: thesordinary-typeof paring machine is generallyshown. Inthis Figure l is shown. a, stationary? .cylinderbthat is roughened on i its inner side as i shown. 1 lnathe lower portion-of-this. cylinder arevolving bottoin 2 is 7 shown-"and it is operativelyiconnected with avertical shaft 3v passing through a bearing 4: formed in the bottom or base portion 50f the sparlngmachinee VA beveled pinion 6 -.is

engagescacibeveled pinion] thatis driven by asuitable, pulley 8. -All of theiparts thus tardescribedareoldand'well known .to those skilled in thisfart and need no: further? description. Y I I V The vegetables to be pared; are fed tolthe cylinder 1- througha suitable hopper i9 and 'they 'fall upon the ;revolving-bottom "2 while i at the same .time: water is fed; vthrough a. pipe 10 located in the, upper-portion of the said cylinder. The vegetablesiare thus agitated within the cylinder upon thebottom-2 which vis likewise revolved andthevegetables are continually changing, their-position and the parings arebeing ground in the cylinder 190 and the'water makes a: mixture with the parings and cleans the cylinder forming: the refuse that flows around :the edgcsof the bottom to the base :portion; 5; Ordinarily this refuse flows-outithrough an-;popening 11 I to a drainage pipe .connected-witha sewer (notshown) and passesolfthroughtlie sewer with the disastrous results 'hereinbefore re ferred'f to.

ing a combined collector and separator 12 that is located at one side of the machine and located wholly outside of the said machine.

In the form shown in Figure 1 this combined arator 12. This collector and separator has an outlet 14: and this outlet is is usually connected with a sewer; In order to prevent the solid matter of the refuse from passing through the sa1d dramage to thesewer I pro-v vide means for separating the solid matter from the water. In the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2 there is located a suitable screening member or element 15 .which will prevent the solid matter from passing from the collector and separator but will permit the'water to readily fiow through the drainage outlet 14. This screening member 15 may be placed vertically as shown between suitable ears 16 and when necessary it can beremoved by drawing it from the collector and separaton'. Y

, :The top 19 of this collector is removable simply bylifting it from the top thereof by ineans of a handle 20 and when this top is removed then the .interior of the collector and separator is made accessible forany purpose whatever. V. 3

From Figures 1 and 2 it will be observed that this collector 12 has its bottom 21 in clined towards an outlet 22 and the outlet is closed by an attachable and detachable member 23. The refuse in'a peeling machine comprises of'course the ground peeling and parts of the vegetable, which are of greater specific gravity than the watermixed therewith. As a consequence the refuse gravitates to the lower part of the separator, and in operation the heavy parts slide down the bottom 21 which declines from the water outlet to the refuse outlet 22-. Also in a separator for peeling machines, it is necessary that it. have a large refuse receiving chamber 12 and a small water outlet for the purpose of giving the device a capacity that adapts it as a separator to co-act with a peeling machine, and the bottom being declined away from the water outlet to the refuse outlet causes :the

refuse to flow from the screen 15 and prevents it. from packing against the screen'in such a manner as to stop the flow of water through.

and separator is not cleaned while the machine is in operation but only when the machine hasceasedrunnmg' I cm; is

It will also be understood that these machines are usually used in hotels and large establishments and that their use is not con tinuous and hence there is ample opportunity to clean this collector and separator of the solid matter collected therein.

In Figures 1 and 2 the upper end 28 of the inlet pipe 13 is shown bolted to a pipe or nipple 29 that extends upward through the bottom of the base '5. However the different paringmachines are differently construct'ed so far as the outlet pipe isconcerned. When the base 5 has an opening in its vertical wallthen the collector can be connected with the base by means of a screwthreaded nipple 30 as in Figure 3 that screws into the side wall 31 of the paring machine and the other andouter' end of the nipple screws into the side wall 32 of the collector and as shown in Figure 3 there is anydesired form of nut 33 that screws on the outer projecting end ofthe nipple 3O thus clamping the collector and the base ti' 'htl to ether g y c compressing between them a suitable packing- 3 thus making a tight joint; 1 v In-other instances it may be more convenient-to attach this collector to the base5 by bolts 35 which pass through the wall 34: of the-collector and thewall 31 of the base there being between the base and the collector a suitable washer 34; as shown in F igure 3. r In Figure 5 the collector 12 is shown attached to thebase 5 by means of bolts 36 that passthrough the vertical wall34: of the collector and 31' of the base portion, asuitable washer 37 beingplaced between the parts. In Figure 6 another form is shown for connecting'the collector with the base. In this construction the base of the machine has a pipe '38 extending from it-and in that eventsuitable clamping bolts 39 pass through the vertical wall 34 0f the collector and the enlarged end 40 of the pipe 38,- there being the usual washer 41 located betweenthe said parts. i

While I have described thistinvention'in detail yet I do not desire to limit myself to these details, the limitations being indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure Letters Pat- 1. A separator adapted to receive the refuse from a vegetable paring machine comprising a substantially rectangular receptacle having a perforated vertical partition "located near one end of the receptacle thus I dividing said vessel into a small chamberand a large chamber, a water outlet located in the lower end of said small chamber, a refuse'inlet at the upper portionof the large chamber through which refuse passes from chamber located in the upper portion ofthe paring machine, and the large chamber having at its lowest portion an outlet for the solid portion of the refuse, substantially as described.-

2. A separator adapted to receive the ,ref- H use from a paring machine and separate the water contained therein from the solid portion of the refuse, comprising substantially a rectangular vessel elongated horizontally divided into a small chamber at one end and the opposite end formed into a large chamber, a vertically arranged perforatedewall located near one end forming said small chamher in said-vessel at oneend thereof and a 15 water outlet located in the lower portion of said small chamber, the bottom of the large chamber depressed and having. an outlet at its lower portion, a refuse inlet for the large said chamber, whereby refuse flows through the inlet into the large chamber and the.

heavy portions of the refuse sinking in the chamber and the water from the refuse flowing through the said perforated division wall between the small and the large chamber and through the outlet thereof, the part combined for the purpose set forth-.--

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

' MORTIMER R. ANSTICE. 

